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ORDINANCE 2012-024 b. A wall or fence that replaces a wall or fence previously approved by the county, where the replacement wall or fence does not exceed the approved height of the original wall or fence and meets conditions placed on the original wall or fence approval, if any. C. A wall or fence up to five (5) feet in height may be located within a front yard setback area if the wall or fence is placed five (5) feet or more from the front property. The height of the wall or fence may be increased to six (6) feet if vegetation or a vegetated berm is preserved or installed between the wall or fence and the front property line in a manner that will visually screen at least 20% of the total area of the wall or fence/berm. d. A wall or fence up to eight (8) feet in height, or higher than eight (8) feet where necessary to buffer noise from an arterial roadway or other source of significant noise, may be erected in a required side or rear yard setback area upon issuance of an administrative approval and a determination by the Community Development director or his designee that additional wall or fence height is justified due to grade differences of adjacent residences or to provide adequate buffering between a residential and non- residential use or source of significant noise. e. Gates, posts, columns, and similar wall or fence appurtenances may exceed the maximum fence or wall height by up to two (2) feet. L All fences in agricultural districts and temporary fences used at construction -sites for the purpose of security shall be exempt from the height provisions of this section, provided corner visibility is maintained. If mandatory annroval by an architectural control or review board havin authority in the neighborhood or subdivision is required for a proposed wall or fence exceeding the maximum height requirements in sub -sections 1 through 3 above, then the results of the architectural review shall be submitted to the Community Development department prior to approval or denial of the wall or fence, and anv such architectural review results shall be given substantial weight in the county's approval process. (C) Prohibited walls and fences; residential districts. No barbed wire, electrical element, or other hazardous materials shall be maintained as a fence or part of a fence or wall in a residential district, except as provided for barbed wire fencing in section (D), below. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 6 StFi e through: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-024 912 and 917 fencesandwalls .doc